Archives for
2012

If you've got gift cards to burn or money to spend, now might be a good time to make your move. A number of retailers are offering deep discounts the day after Christmas. Everything from laptops to game consoles, e-readers and TVs are marked down on ...

Christmas has ended and New Year's Eve is still a few days away. What's a person to do during this holiday lull? 1. Complain About Your Christmas Gifts All I got for Christmas was some CDs and movies and my little brother got an iPad. Thanks a lot Ob...

Like many of us, Randi Zuckerberg posted a family snap to Facebook this Christmas. As with many of our snaps, it was funny in context, but a little too candid; you might not want it shared widely beyond your family. Unlike many of our snaps, it conta...

As any fan of Doctor Who knows, the title character's ship does some pretty incredible things even when it's not traveling through time and space. For starters, the TARDIS is bigger in the inside, letting it keep its diminutive Police Box shape even ...

As a longtime reader of science fiction, it's always interesting to see how the visions of writers eventually become real. Take Arthur C. Clarke's letter to Wireless World in 1945, which details the geostationary communications satellite network ever...

The next chapter of digital reading has begun. In the past year, several startups have emerged with plans to change the way we discover, share and consume e-books. Some have focused on making e-books more interactive, others are trying to build more ...

Santa has power-washed his sleigh, the elves have caught a flight to Cabo and you're left noshing on leftovers, staring at a pile of gifts. Did St. Nick's magical sack bring you what you wanted this year? Well, you might think you scored the motherlo...

The thought that motion picture studios, including members of the Motion Picture Association of America, or MPAA, have been pirating content through the use of BitTorrent is one of those things that's long been suspected, and TorrentFreak reports tha...

Even as the holiday season is ending, the cold weather is here to stay. While the nights of eggnog may be over, the pictures above remind us that there is still plenty to look forward to. So grab a mug of hot cocoa and feast your eyes on these 20 bea...

While many North Americans were braving the post-Christmas crush of deal-seeking shoppers, mall-goers in China dealt with a much more dangerous -- albeit, unlikely -- threat: sharks. Fifteen people were injured on the first floor of Shanghai's Orient...

The holidays are a time for cheer, family and good tidings -- even if grandpa or grandma can't make it to this year's festivities. An MIT-based startup GeriJoy created an app that helps families keep their loved ones company when they can't be there ...

Many people probably will be welcoming the new year with familiar resolutions: Live healthier, save more and, in general, improve one's life. But New Year's resolutions tend to fizzle out faster than an old bottle of champagne. Luckily, several great...

Gmail users in the U.S. and Canada will get free calling for another year, Google announced Wednesday. "You'll continue to be able to make free domestic calls through 2013," Mayur Kamat, a product manager at the company, said in a blog post. Users wi...

LG Display's presence at CES 2013 will be measured in PPI (pixels per inch), as the company plans to show several Ultra HD (4K) TV screens, as well as high-resolution screens for smartphones, tablets and laptops, at the technology trade show. The pix...

It's the reaction that every gift-giver dreams about -- no thank-yous or polite smiles -- just pure, unadulterated joy. Daniel Buckhannan was lucky to see just that on his father's face, after handing him a surprise gift. Don, the elder Buckhannan, r...

Apple plans to bring Mac mini production to the U.S., Digitimes reports citing sources from the upstream supply chain. According to the report, Foxconn (which manufactures most of Apple's gadgetry in China) will handle the production in one of its U....

Facebook has filed for trademarks for Poke, the Snapchat-like app it released on Friday. The company filed its application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Dec. 21, the day before the app went live. The Next Web reports that the company f...

The Lytro camera has been called the biggest leap in photography since digital replaced film. Some have even hailed it as one the most significant innovations in photography since … well, since photography. If you're not familiar with Lytro yet, that...

Tim Cook may run the most valuable company in the world, but you wouldn't know it from his pay this year. The Apple CEO made just $4.17 million in 2012, according to a new SEC filing from Apple. That is certainly a salary many workers would be happy ...

Only a few months after Nokia introduced them to the U.S. market, Lumia phones are already available at much cheaper prices, the The Wall Street Journal reports. The company's flagship phone, Nokia Lumia 920, was launched through AT&T for $99. That p...

If you bought one of the original Samsung Galaxy Note smartphones and have been kicking yourself for not waiting for the Galaxy Note II and all its Jelly Bean-powered features, you can stop feeling bad. The first Note will be getting Jelly Bean very ...

Christmas Day is typically the biggest day of the year for new device activations and this year was no exception, according to researcher Flurry Analytics. Consumers activated 17.4 million devices on Christmas Day this year, shattering last year's re...

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